The theme is Journey into the Night Sky and the parade will feature night creatures, celestial bodies, stars, meteors and more.

The finished creations will hold pride of place during the Light Night parade which will set off from the Central Library at 5pm on Saturday 8th December.

It will make its way through the pedestrianised areas of the town centre, culminating in a musical finale at the events area in St James's Street (outside McDonald’s).

Local artists have been working with community arts organisation Handmade Parade to develop their skills and make large scale lantern puppets. Handmade Parade is behind the annual Todmorden Lamplighter Festival.

Children from four Burnley primary schools - Stoneyholme, Holly Grove, Springfield and Rosewood – are also busy making lanterns. Community groups based at Canalside Community Centre, Gannow, Stoops and Hargher Clough and Thompson Park will also be taking part in the parade.

The evening will culminate with music from brilliant street band Mr Wilson's Second Liners, and Juice Samba.

If you can’t make a lantern you can still enjoy the spectacle by watching the parade on the night.

Rachel Hawthorn, arts engagement officer at Burnley Leisure, said: "We're very excited to be able to work with Handmade Parade this year. They deliver the most amazing world-class parade events and are based just a few miles away in Hebden Bridge. Burnley artists have been learning so much from them; we look forward to putting on a fantastic spectacle this year."

Councillor John Harbour, Burnley Council’s executive member for housing and leisure, said: “The first Light Night parade through the town centre took place last year as part of the Christmas lights festival and it was a great event and really popular. I'm really pleased that the event is growing and will be a stand-alone event this year.

“I'm hoping it will be an annual feature of Burnley town centre's brilliant calendar of events and that we'll get hundreds of people both taking part and watching this amazing spectacle. It’s really going to light up the town."

Burnley Light Night is delivered in partnership between Burnley Leisure, Burnley Council, Lancashire County Council with funding from Arts Council England.